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Friday, July 20, 2012

I'm Not Linking To It

Because odds are, the idiot wanted to become "famous."

As you know by now, last night, a homicidal jerk in Aurora, CO gas-bombed a crowded theater, then opened fire. Sadly, nobody shot back. A dozen people died.

Crazy, evil people do that sort of stuff. The Mayor of New York is already saying it's the Second Amendment's fault (and we should ignore the home-made tear gas? Which could just as easily have been something a lot more toxic?).

Don't let Bloomberg -- and the other gun-grabby groups -- use the criminal acts of one man to diddle away your rights.

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FWIW, I have a very, very liberal friend here in Jersey who sent me a message to the effect of "this mass shooting finally got me completely on board with the pro-gun movement. What do I do to get involved?"

We have a lot of young Americans out there who aren't seeing the "oh my god how can I disarm the crazies" that Bloomberg wants them to, but rather "oh my god how can I make sure I'm able to protect myself." Which is pretty fantastic.

AD, serious question from a guy that carries to the theater too. Do you have a light with you, and what would you have done? I'm imagining smoke, darkness, flickering lights, screaming, pushing, shoving, all going on at once. The only way I can think of to get a well aimed shot off is to get right up on the guy; and I'm not sure I would want to charge him with my daughters next to me. Discuss, please.

First, have your gun, second protect yourself and loved ones, if the golden opportunity comes to engage and shoot only the shooter, kill immediately. But truth is save self, loved ones, and help the injured and shocked to lights and safety.

Most aren't trained in mass violence, the police had guns and didn't kill the killer. The priority once the shooting stops was aiding injured and getting lights on.

Home-made tear gas? Where did you read that? I've gone over some articles and seen mentions of a "canister", with it being unknown, a smoke bomb, and suspected tear gas. Well, given his apparent intelligence, and what I'm reading in re. the contents of his apartment, a home made irritant of some sort is a reasonable supposition. I suspect there will never be a clear answer from the authorities on that question.

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